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Postmodernism has received significant criticism for its lack of stable definition and meaning. The term marks a departure from modernism, and may refer to an epoch of human history (see Postmodernity), a set of movements, styles, and methods in art and architecture, or a broad range of scholarship, drawing influence from scholarly fields such as critical theory, post-structuralist philosophy ...
In opposition to modernism's alleged self-seriousness, postmodernism is characterized by its playful use of eclectic styles and performative irony, among other features. Critics claim it supplants moral, political, and aesthetic ideals with mere style and spectacle.
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Critics of postmodernism (3 C, 28 P) M. Metamodernism (1 C, 7 P) R. Remodernism (8 P) S. Works by Alan Sokal (3 P) ... Pages in category "Criticism of postmodernism"
In the context of aesthetics and art, Jean-François Lyotard is a major philosopher of postmodernism. Many critics hold postmodern art emerges from modern art. Suggested dates for the shift from modern to postmodern include 1914 in Europe, [10] and 1962 [11] or 1968 [12] in America.
Canadian critics of postmodernism (4 P) Pages in category "Critics of postmodernism" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total.
Within China, postmodernism has been both celebrated for its innovative approach to culture and criticized for its perceived detachment from social realities. Some Chinese critics argue that postmodernism, with its Western origins, is an imported concept that may not fully resonate with Chinese society or address its specific concerns.
Postmodernity (post-modernity or the postmodern condition) is the economic or cultural state or condition of society which is said to exist after modernity. [nb 1] Some schools of thought hold that modernity ended in the late 20th century – in the 1980s or early 1990s – and that it was replaced by postmodernity, and still others would extend modernity to cover the developments denoted by ...